This is an analysis of the poem If It Is Not Of Mutual Benefit that begins with:

It has been explored.
Loving what I do and sharing....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaabcXXaa XdddbXcXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001 10111110 111001 11101 110111 110011 111 100100101010 100100010 010101 110101010 11110101010 0010001011010 001110101010110 100011111011 1011000100001 11111010101 111101000100001010 00010100100 100101001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 354
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, life, it, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of If It Is Not Of Mutual Benefit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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